Tag Archives: Pommel Horse Skill

Roth: A pommel horse skill named after U.S. gymnast Bill Roth. The skill is performed from a cross support, rearways, reverse Stockli, wendeswing forward to reverse Stockli to cross support forward on other end, without touching pommels. The skill has … Continue reading

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Leg Circle: A basic and standard pommel-horse move where a gymnast keeps the legs together and swings them in a full circle around the horse, with each hand alternately lifted in turn from the pommel to let the legs pass. … Continue reading

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Daggett: A pommel horse skill named after U.S. gymnast Tim Daggett.  It consists of a scissor backward with ½ counterturn.  It has been rated as a C level skill by the FIG.

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Counter Turn: A counter turn is most often used to describe the turning of the hips in the opposite direction of a double leg circle. When a gymnast has their legs straight in front of them, their hips should be … Continue reading

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Bryan: A pommel horse skill named after U.S. gymnast Casey Bryan. It is a scissors with  ½ turn to handstand, ½ pirouette and straddle back down. It has been rated by the Fig as a C level skill.

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